Boxer Rebellion
What was the Boxer slogan?
Support the Qing, Destroy the Foreigners!
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas
An agreement between Spain and Portugal that divided newly discovered lands outside of Europe
Who were the leaders of both the North and South?
Abraham Lincoln & Jefferson Davis
The international military force that intervened in China during the Boxer Rebellion was known as this.
Eight-Nation Alliance
I was the powerful ruler of China who initially supported the Boxers but later fled Beijing when the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded.
Empress Cixi
How many Opium wars were there?
2
What was the map called that spread rumours of Gold in Africa?
Catalan Atlas
What 'Compromise' happened in 1850? What was it?
California became a free state
Utah & New Mexico became popular sovereignty states (they can decide for themselves)
Fugitive Slave Trade Act
What was the 'Final Straw' for the Southern States
Abraham Lincoln being elected
I was a British admiral who led the failed first relief expedition to Beijing, known as the Seymour Expedition.
Edward Seymour
What was the trade restriction system called that China put in place on foreign powers?
The Canton System
Explain the Encomienda System
the conquerors (encomenderos) were responsible for protecting and educating the indigenous people, but in practice, it often led to forced labor and exploitation.
How did General Stonewall Jackson die?
He was shot by his own troops at night while on horseback
The 1901 treaty that ended the Boxer Rebellion and imposed harsh penalties on China was called this.
The Boxer Protocol
I was the German diplomat whose assassination by the Boxers triggered the full-scale international military response.
Baron Clemens von Klatter
How did Britain 'get around' the Canton system prices
Illegally smuggling in Opium & using the money gained from that
What was the motivation to shipping Slaves across the Trans-Atlantic?
The native people were close to extinction/dying at a rapid rate
List at least 3 differences between the North and South
- Pro/Anti Slavery
- Industrial/Agricultural Economy
- Pro/Anti Union
Who was the King of Mali, depicted holding gold in the Catalan Atlas
Mansu Musa
I was the greatest military general of the Confederate States and led the Eastern push. I signed the surrendering of the Confederate states.
General Robert E.Lee
What year was the Treaty of Nanjing?
1842
Explain 'Chattel Property'
The notion that African-Americans are not considered people, but rather property.
List one significant figure from the following groups:
- Northern Abolitionist
- Southern Plantation Owner
- Northern Moderate Unionist
John Brown/Charles Sumner
Jefferson Davis/Stephen A. Douglas
James Buchanan/Abraham Lincoln
These eight countries made up the Eight-Nation Alliance.
Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the United States, Japan, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
I was the 15th president of the United States. I was known for my appeasement policies towards the Southern States. I publicly supported the Supreme Court's ruling that Congress had no power to ban slavery in the territories (1857 Dred Scott Decision)
James Buchanan